Dish adds Smithsonian Channel as part of CBS Agreement

[GaryPen]

Yes sir, I am expecting it to be in at least the Top250. Channels from there have already migrated down.

It should be in AT120!!! (as that is what I have.)
But, BBH is okay, too, as I have that as well.

 

[GaryPen]

Oh no, the exact opposite. Have you watched regular programming (Not Premium HBO type) online? You can't skip the commercials. All I wanted to do was to see the last two minutes of Shark Tank (I erased by mistake) online at ABC, I had to watch every commercial on the way to get to the end. That is what everyone is crowing about watching online?? Sure it's free because you have to watch every stinkin commercial.....

And now CBS online charges you for the privilege of watching commercials.

That is why I never got why the networks and studios originally fought tooth and nail against online streaming.

 

[GaryPen]

3. 84-inch TVs are never going to be mainstream
Never. Ever. Never ever. Like I said earlier, I have a 102-inch screen. I've also reviewed an 80-inch Sharp LCD. And let me tell you, it dominates the room. It's massive. There is a significant difference between a screen (effectively, the wall), and a Device of Unusual Size. Enthusiasts might be OK with this thing in their room, but most people won't. Ask your spouse. Ask your spouse's friends. Screen sizes have been inching upward, but not linearly with price. More specifically, the prices of big-big screens have fallen much faster than their sales have increased. I don't know what the upper limit is for what the average consumer decides is "too big" for their room, but I'm positive there is an upper limit, and this limit is far smaller than screens that need 4K.

When 84in displays become economically viable, they will become mainstream. It's really quite that simple.

 

[Hall]

When 84in displays become economically viable, they will become mainstream.

Key word being "when"

 

[GaryPen]

Key word being "when"

And, the keywords in Voyager's post were "Never. Ever. Never ever.", which is just plain wrong.

 

[inazsully]

You know, it really doesn't matter if you like auto hop or not. What should bother all of us is that we are losing something that we had. Nobody like having something taken away from them. It's human nature. By the way, Auto Hop is great if you're eating dinner while watching TV.

 

[GaryPen]

By the way, Auto Hop is great if you're eating dinner while watching TV.

I know, because it takes both hands at all times to eat, and I don't use utensils.

 

[GaryPen]

Ahhh, the folks who justify their purchases based on defending how much they paid for technology.

Yeah. One time, on an "audiophile" forum, some poster said I should heed another poster's advice as he had spent as much on his sound system as he did on his house.

All that did was make my opinion of him even lower. I f-ing hate audiophiles.

 

[GaryPen]

Give me a 60 second skip and I will gladly miss 30 seconds of programming when scheduled that way, since very little ever happens in 30 seconds anyway. Sometimes I hit the skip button too many times, but never back up to see what I missed. Who gives a S**t.

I do. And, so do others who watch quality program with plots and dialog and stuff that matters happening in the first 30 seconds after the commercial break.

Storage Wars and Pawn Stars, not so much.

 

[Tampa8]

That is why I never got why the networks and studios originally fought tooth and nail against online streaming.

Same reason the movie industry fought to the death VHS. Dumb dumb dumb. No vision.

 

[lern4483]

Did Smithsonian show up on Dish yet? As part of new deal? I dont see it?

 

[Bobby]

Not until you see it on the uplink report...

 

[bobvick]

Santa Claus will deliver it on December 24th at 11:59 PM.

 

[bluegras]

watch the uplink report on wed we might see some suprises coming i would think you never know

 

[thomasjk]

He's baaaack!

 

[kenny9966]

I really hope we get a few more Showtimes in HD and/or TMC. I'm sure Dish is strapped on HD bandwidth though....

 

[Mochuf]

But then you need to get all those movies... again. 4k is better but to upgrade everything again for the finite increase of quality... it just seems bonkers.

I agree with that. I only upgrade when the price can't be beat. Hell, I still have a few VHS tapes from the 80/90's that are kept because the material is not available on DVD or BD. So I'm not adverse to keeping stuff. Like I said, 1080p material still looks pretty good, so BD's are going to be kept.

 

[Stargazer]

I will just watch all the other networks with autohop icon on it and wait to watch the CBS episodes for at least a week then since that is how they want to do it. I usually let a bunch of episodes of a show build up then watch them back to back before I watch them anyways. I love the new feature that lets you watch the next show in order of episode after you are done watching the current one.

 

[navychop]

When 84in displays become economically viable, they will become mainstream. It's really quite that simple.

WAF is likely to put a brake on that. Wall screens showing artwork when not showing TV, indistinguishably, might tip the balance. After we are all dust and 451 has come to pass.

 

[Teehar]

I know, right? Pressing the skip ahead key is such a major PITA.
Think of all the things you can no longer do with that finger during commercial breaks.
It's like so 2010.

On the plus side for dish,they should sell a lot more remotes now,those skip buttons wear out pretty fast.